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Pseudotriton ruber
The red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its skin is orange/red in color with random black spots. Its habitats are temperate forests, small creeks, ponds, forests, temperate shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss. Red salamanders eat insects, spiders and smaller salamanders.
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